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Faculty member trapped
for 17 hours in elevator
tJiris Fiscus
Staff Reporter
Elevators are often preferred over climbing flights o f stairs, but for a
female health science faculty member, stairs will probably be the wav to
go in the future.
The faculty member, who requested to remain anonymous, was trap­ped
inside an elevator in the health science building for more than 17 hours
-- from 3 p.m. Saturday to 8:20 a.m. Sunday. Efforts to open the elevator
doors and calls for help were unsuccessful, she said.
“ The doors would not open despite numerous efforts,” she said.
She sounded the elevator alarm every five minutes at 15 minute inter­vals
and shoved a note-bearing file folder through the doors so a passing
person would realize there was trouble, she said.
She said her efforts to escape were hampered because the emergency
phone box in the elevator was empty and the elevator alarm sounded only
inside the building.
“ 1 have been assured by the administration that a full investigation will
follow,” she said.
The faculty member said she entered the building with plans to finish
some school work and took the elevator because of a heavy load of
materials. The elevator stopped within a foot o f the thiid floor, leaving
her stranded.
Another health science faculty member entered the building at approx­imately
8 a .m . Sunday, heard the alarm and contacted N A U police and
physical maintenance officers, she said. The maintenance worker was able
to open the door, ending the ordeal.
“ It was a long time to go with no food, water or bathrooms,” she said.
Regents delay permission
on Old Main restoration
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Decision on hold until May
Tuition status remains unchanged
Tammy Mesa_______________ ____
Staff Rf orter
The status of tuition je , the
1987-88 academic year will likely re­main
unchanged from the Arizona
Board of Regents’ original decision
in November.
The regents kept with their plan
of raising in-state tuition by $60 and
out- of-state tuition by $394 for the
1987-88 academic year at its meeting
Saturday in Tempe.
This decision was made despite a
request from Gov. Evan Mecham to
raise in- state tuition an additional
560 and a recommendation from the
board’s Finance Council to establish
a standardized tuition setting
formula.
“ A t this point the board is still on
a program approved in November,”
N A U President Eugene Hughes
said, referring to the original tuition
hikes.
At the January meeting, Mecham
requested that in-state tuition be
raised an additional $60 on top of
the original increase passed by the
board. His request would mean a
total increase of $120 for the
academic year for in-state students.
However, the board has not had
a formal discussion on the issue
since that meeting and the governor
has not reaffirmed his request.
“ I don’t think the issue will be
brought up again,” student Regent
Felicia Martinez said.
In addition, Mecham made two
adjustments in his original budget
proposal.
In an April 3 news conference,
Mecham announced his plan to
allocate an additional S25 million to
the three state universities.
Mecham also abandoned his
quest for the rescission of the 1 per­cent
sales tax which brings in near­ly
$250 million in yearly revenue for
the state.
Both these adjustments were
enacted in an effort to compromise
with the Legislature. Mecham said.
“ Cooperation and negotiation
always get more accomplished than
co nfro ntatio n ,” Mecham said.
“ That has always been manage­ment
style.”
In another tuition issue, the board
delayed voting on a standardized
tuition setting method.
Molly Broad, executive director
for the board, said no action regar­ding
the issue could be taken at
Saturday’s meeting, because the
Council of Presidents has not for­mulated
a response to the methods
outlined in a report.
The report was presented by the
Finance Council at the March board
meeting. It proposes to standardize
tuition increases in an effort to
reduce the students’ emotional in­volvement
in fu tu re tu itio n
increases.
Members of Arizona Students
Association have voiced their
dissatisfaction with the tuition issue
at various board meetings this
semester.
“ We need to de-emotionalize the
tuition setting process,” Broad said.
“ We need to set some firm
guidelines that will have the oppor­tunity
to be~ceviewed each year.”
Broad requested that the Council
o f Presidents present a response at
the next board meeting.
Part of the delay is waiting to see
what will happen with the state
budget in the Legislature, Hughes
said.
The Legislature will approve a
state budget, which allocates funds
to the three state universities, before
June 30 -- the end o f the legislative
session.
O f the methods outlined in the
report, the Finance Council recom­mends
the cost per education for­mula.
which calls for increasing tui­tion
by $350 by the 1991-92
academic year.
NAU supports this method of set­ting
tuition, said senior vice presi­dent
Frank Besnette.
26 students honored
Outstanding seniors awarded
Tummy Mesa
Staff Reporter
The Arizona Board o f Regents has delayed respon­ding
to President Eugene Hughes’ request for pcrmis-iion
to use $5.5 million in bond revenue for the renova­tion
o f O ld Main.
The decision was postponed after the regents could
not reach an agreement on whether or not it was more
important to complete the renovation or spend the $5 .5
million elsewhere.
The money was raised from the sale of revenue bonds
itt I9S6.
. In 1983, a $1 million gift o f artwork and con­dominiums
in Phoenix was donated to NAU with the
agreement that the art would be housed in a renovated
Old Main by 1990, Hughes said.
| “ ft Is a gift that ‘wilt probably go out-of-state if we
can’t meet the agreement,” he said
Hughes described the artworks o f Margaret Hettel-
Weiss as a “ very significant collection.”
Although Hughes presented a strong plea to approve
the renovation, he cited other areas on campus where
the $5.5 million could be used.
Work needs to be done to repair the utility tunnels,
complete phase two o f the computer system and con
Struct an area in the new union to house student services.
f <rl am asking for your (the board's) input,” Hughes
said. -‘The dilemma is whether to put the money
the renovation o f a historical facility or other
projects on campus.”
“ lt*g t philisophkal decision, ” regent Esther Capin
' " ‘ It is not going to get any cheaper to do
— ______an issue such as this comes
„ " I am fo r the preservation o f history,
do it now or sny we’ll never d o it ,” Capin
It's a d it
she t e d
t's either
WTrm_______ ____ .. _____ a concern over the
» cost o f the renovation.
1 would $6* m out that this request« in excess o f
cost control tystem,” Chanen said. “ Wecould con-an
entire new facility for that cost.”
Sporting events free
for full-time students Chris Fiscus, Marcia Jones
Staff Reporters
All athletic events will be free to full-time students
during the 1987-88 academic year, following a decision
by the administration and athletic department Tuesday.
Co-athletic directors Dave Brown and Tom Jurich
recommended to President Eugene Hughes the plan be
implemented on a one-year trial basis to be evaluated
next spring.
“ The motivation is students face higher costs and we
would like to see the athletic department alleviate some
o f the costs and provide sports programs free of
charge,” Brown said. “ Everyone involved has a
legitimate concern about the increasing costs of school.”
"This is one form of entertainment we can provide
during the year to offset other costs creeping up on the
students,” Hughes said.
The athletic directors are hoping that a possible
revenue loss estimated at $20,000 to $25,000 will be
made up through public ticket sales. Brown said it
would require an additional 800 general addmission
tickets to be sold at each home game to make up the
difference.
“ We could be a hundred percent wrong on this one,
but we’re hoping we’re right,” he said. “ We’re doing
this for the students.”
Brown said other ways of generating potential lost
funds might have to be found. One suggestion was
hanging more advertising billboards in the J. Lawrence
Walkup Skydome.
“ We w on’t increase ticket prices, but we might have
to look at new fund- raisine and marketing programs,”
he said. “ This could cost us money or make us money.
We won’t know until next year.”
Brown said games held free of charge to full-lime
students should draw larger audiences, creating a bet­ter
environment with more enthusiasm at sporting
events. Jurich agreed.
“ Speaking as an ex-student, when I went to school
here games were free. Going to the games was a big
thing to do and the games were sold out most of the
time,” he said. “ We had successful teams too, which
I think was a direct correlation to the crowd.
“ I ’d like to see it happen again.”
Next spring’s evalutation will determine whether he
policy of free admission to the sporting events will
continue.
“ We will evaluate student participation and en­thusiasm
as well as student support for the athletic
events,” said Art Gissendaner, director o f University
News and Publications.
ASNAU president-elect, Watson G an, said he thinks
the idea is a good one, one that will get the students
involved. “ A lot o f times, students have to pay in order
to give support to the athletic prograip, but without hav­ing
to pay there will be no barrier,” he said.
“ 1 think it’s good for the administration to promote
the athletic program without expenses to the students.
I pat them on the back for it ,” he said.
Sports information director Wylie Smith also said he
believed the plan is a good one. “ It will give students
a chance to back athletics without having to be charg­ed,”
he said.
“ We hope students will respond and come out and
support our teams,” Brown said.
Chris Fiscus______________________
Staff Reporter
The presentation of the Presi­dent’s
Prize, Outstanding Senior
and Gold Axe awards spotlighted
the 1987 Alumni-Senior Breakfast,
April 23 in the du Bois Conference
Center.
Approxim ately 300 students,
faculty, staff and alumni members
gathered for the program to honor
members of the senior class.
NAU President Eugene Hughes
presented the President’s Prize to
Felicia Martinez and Bill Richards.
Martinez is ending her one-year
term as the state student represen­tative
to the Arizona Board of
Regents.
“ The university is especially
gratetul tor her tireless representa­tion
and unwaiveTing dedication to
the Board of Regents,” Hughes
said. “ Seldom does a student
become as involved.”
Richards has served students as
ASNAU president with a keen sense
of honesty and fairness, Hughes
said.
Three students received the NAU
Alumni Association Outstanding
Senior Award.
Beth Schneider, the only student
in university history to hold the of­fice
of Associated Women Students
president and ASNAU president,
possesses a long list of ac­complishments,
Alumni Association
president Hank Peck said.
Unlike past years, two male
students received the award rather
than one, he said.
“ The reason for this is because
the accomplishments of these two
students very closely parallel each
other,” Peck said. “ We found it
was nearly impossible to decide bet­ween
these two, so we decided to
honor both.”
Both Eric Ewert and Robin
Renowden are members of the Blue
Key National Honor Fraternity.
They have participated in several
service projects with the group, in­cluding
Christmas baskets for needy
families and Special Olympics.
The recipients are also members
o f the Mortar Board, Sophos and
several otheT honor societies
Dean of Students Tony Ross
presented the Gold Axe award to 20
students he said have made the
university truly grateful for services
received from them.
The students receiving the award
are:
Denise Bartlett, Monica Con-cholar,
Ewert, Susan Falk, Elie
Fayad, Edward Gardea, Kristine
Householder, Isela Posie’ Jimenez,
R h o n d a L e d fo rd , Ju lia n n e
Lungren, Martinez, Pecola Miller.
Deborah Montague, Trudy Neal,
G erianne O rtega, Renowden,
Richards, Schneider, Barbara Sim­mons
and Valerie Ward.
i i wou«d cost $136 per square feet to complete the
renovations.
“ The real question is, does it make sense?” he said
“ 1 believe there are other projects at N A U that need
this money more.”
Chanen reaffirmed his position by referring to the
economic constraints the three state universities have
operated with this fiscal year.
In light of the budget cuts tne universities recently
suffered, Chanen said he could not support the project
this year, although he is in favor of historical
preservation.
In January, the universities were faced with a 7 per­cent
budget cut passed by the Legislature upon the re­quest
of Gov. Evan Mecham
Chanen added that he thinks there will be a slight in­crease
in bonding authority within the next years.
However, Hughes expressed concern over the future
o f bonding authority.
“ This is a very difficult decision and recommenda­tion
in view o f the uncertainty o f future bonding,”
Hughes said.
In ordeT to raise money to construct capital projects
at universities, bonds are typically purchased and sold
at a later date with the revenue put towards construc­tion
or renovations.
Mecham, a voting board member, has expressed
dissatisfaction with the effectiveness of the bonding
procedure.
At the March board meeting, Mecham partipated in
a debate with Regent Donald Pitt over the necessity o f
bonding authority.
P in explained that money is not allocated from the
state’s general fund for capital projects. Therefore, bon­ding
is necessary to ensure the expansion and upkeep-
The regents are expected to
next board meeting in late May.
the issue at the
N A L P D and Flagstaff paramedics responded to this
one vehicle accident which occured Thursday m orn­ing
near m arried housing. According to NA U PD , the
driver apparently lost control o f the car due to a
medical com plication. The car rolled do w n the street,
jum p in g a retaining n a il and hitting a thicket o f trees.
The driver was taken to F lag staff M edical Center.
\arne. was witheld pending no tificatio n o f relatives.

Faculty member trapped
for 17 hours in elevator
tJiris Fiscus
Staff Reporter
Elevators are often preferred over climbing flights o f stairs, but for a
female health science faculty member, stairs will probably be the wav to
go in the future.
The faculty member, who requested to remain anonymous, was trap­ped
inside an elevator in the health science building for more than 17 hours
-- from 3 p.m. Saturday to 8:20 a.m. Sunday. Efforts to open the elevator
doors and calls for help were unsuccessful, she said.
“ The doors would not open despite numerous efforts,” she said.
She sounded the elevator alarm every five minutes at 15 minute inter­vals
and shoved a note-bearing file folder through the doors so a passing
person would realize there was trouble, she said.
She said her efforts to escape were hampered because the emergency
phone box in the elevator was empty and the elevator alarm sounded only
inside the building.
“ 1 have been assured by the administration that a full investigation will
follow,” she said.
The faculty member said she entered the building with plans to finish
some school work and took the elevator because of a heavy load of
materials. The elevator stopped within a foot o f the thiid floor, leaving
her stranded.
Another health science faculty member entered the building at approx­imately
8 a .m . Sunday, heard the alarm and contacted N A U police and
physical maintenance officers, she said. The maintenance worker was able
to open the door, ending the ordeal.
“ It was a long time to go with no food, water or bathrooms,” she said.
Regents delay permission
on Old Main restoration
T U M
U J N O R T l SA
T > T 7T > T
KALAVAF
322 S. 300 EAST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115
KOU PROFIT OfXG.
V& POSTAGE
P A I D
Pwmrt N*
R a y f r t . AftObML,_
ISITY
Voll Flagstaff. Arizona
Decision on hold until May
Tuition status remains unchanged
Tammy Mesa_______________ ____
Staff Rf orter
The status of tuition je , the
1987-88 academic year will likely re­main
unchanged from the Arizona
Board of Regents’ original decision
in November.
The regents kept with their plan
of raising in-state tuition by $60 and
out- of-state tuition by $394 for the
1987-88 academic year at its meeting
Saturday in Tempe.
This decision was made despite a
request from Gov. Evan Mecham to
raise in- state tuition an additional
560 and a recommendation from the
board’s Finance Council to establish
a standardized tuition setting
formula.
“ A t this point the board is still on
a program approved in November,”
N A U President Eugene Hughes
said, referring to the original tuition
hikes.
At the January meeting, Mecham
requested that in-state tuition be
raised an additional $60 on top of
the original increase passed by the
board. His request would mean a
total increase of $120 for the
academic year for in-state students.
However, the board has not had
a formal discussion on the issue
since that meeting and the governor
has not reaffirmed his request.
“ I don’t think the issue will be
brought up again,” student Regent
Felicia Martinez said.
In addition, Mecham made two
adjustments in his original budget
proposal.
In an April 3 news conference,
Mecham announced his plan to
allocate an additional S25 million to
the three state universities.
Mecham also abandoned his
quest for the rescission of the 1 per­cent
sales tax which brings in near­ly
$250 million in yearly revenue for
the state.
Both these adjustments were
enacted in an effort to compromise
with the Legislature. Mecham said.
“ Cooperation and negotiation
always get more accomplished than
co nfro ntatio n ,” Mecham said.
“ That has always been manage­ment
style.”
In another tuition issue, the board
delayed voting on a standardized
tuition setting method.
Molly Broad, executive director
for the board, said no action regar­ding
the issue could be taken at
Saturday’s meeting, because the
Council of Presidents has not for­mulated
a response to the methods
outlined in a report.
The report was presented by the
Finance Council at the March board
meeting. It proposes to standardize
tuition increases in an effort to
reduce the students’ emotional in­volvement
in fu tu re tu itio n
increases.
Members of Arizona Students
Association have voiced their
dissatisfaction with the tuition issue
at various board meetings this
semester.
“ We need to de-emotionalize the
tuition setting process,” Broad said.
“ We need to set some firm
guidelines that will have the oppor­tunity
to be~ceviewed each year.”
Broad requested that the Council
o f Presidents present a response at
the next board meeting.
Part of the delay is waiting to see
what will happen with the state
budget in the Legislature, Hughes
said.
The Legislature will approve a
state budget, which allocates funds
to the three state universities, before
June 30 -- the end o f the legislative
session.
O f the methods outlined in the
report, the Finance Council recom­mends
the cost per education for­mula.
which calls for increasing tui­tion
by $350 by the 1991-92
academic year.
NAU supports this method of set­ting
tuition, said senior vice presi­dent
Frank Besnette.
26 students honored
Outstanding seniors awarded
Tummy Mesa
Staff Reporter
The Arizona Board o f Regents has delayed respon­ding
to President Eugene Hughes’ request for pcrmis-iion
to use $5.5 million in bond revenue for the renova­tion
o f O ld Main.
The decision was postponed after the regents could
not reach an agreement on whether or not it was more
important to complete the renovation or spend the $5 .5
million elsewhere.
The money was raised from the sale of revenue bonds
itt I9S6.
. In 1983, a $1 million gift o f artwork and con­dominiums
in Phoenix was donated to NAU with the
agreement that the art would be housed in a renovated
Old Main by 1990, Hughes said.
| “ ft Is a gift that ‘wilt probably go out-of-state if we
can’t meet the agreement,” he said
Hughes described the artworks o f Margaret Hettel-
Weiss as a “ very significant collection.”
Although Hughes presented a strong plea to approve
the renovation, he cited other areas on campus where
the $5.5 million could be used.
Work needs to be done to repair the utility tunnels,
complete phase two o f the computer system and con
Struct an area in the new union to house student services.
f